8:56 AM 7/29/2019 - This case should be watched very closely!
It seems to me that the criminal charges against Julia Keleher are politically motivated by the intense hate for her and her reforms on the part of the Leftist PR Teachers Union, representing the profession, that in the local patriarchal conditions, became retrograde, selfish, petty, vindictive, poorly educated, unwilling to work well but feeling quite entitled.
The press and her own reports present this version as the explanation, and convincingly enough.
“However, this alleged fraud actually has more to do with policies of reducing public school funding in favor of private and charter schools, a shift made popular by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos.”
The case against her appears to be manufactured, at least in part; and I would like to know HOW, BY WHOM, and WHY, for what purposes. The wire fraud statutes are well known to be interpreted over-broadly by the investigators and the prosecutors, and they might simply serve as the pretexts.It is a big question if this case will stand in the Court of Law, and if it can and should be tried in Puerto Rico due to the obvious prejudicial political bias, and also if the jury selection will be adequate.
This case should and will be watched very closely!
It is also a question, and it might become the big question, if the FBI uses this situation to put the legal pressure on Ms. Keleher, and to try to extract and extort from her, as their habit usually is, some damaging and/or compromising information on Governor Rossello.
Investigate the Investigators, the FBI, and the Prosecutors in this case!
Michael Novakhov
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Betsy DeVos, U.S. secretary of education, speaks during a roundtable discussion with U.S. President Donald Trump on the Federal Commission on School Safety report in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S. Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg Photo Credit: © 2018 Bloomberg Finance LP
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Yesterday, the former education secretary of Puerto Rico, Julia Keleher, returned to the island to stand trial after being arrested by the FBI on July 10th on fraud charges. Specifically, she and a government official in the insurance sector have been charged with using their government positions and connections to misdirect federal funding and award bloated, fraudulent contracts to their personal connections (several of whom were also arrested on the 10th). Some see this as vindication for the Trump administration, which has cited potential misuse of funds as one of their reasons for repeatedly trying to hold back much-needed funds, most recently funding for food stamps.
However, this alleged fraud actually has more to do with policies of reducing public school funding in favor of private and charter schools, a shift made popular by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos.
This scandal comes as a shock to many, but those who have been paying close attention to Keleher’s salary and budgeting, as well as the state of education in Puerto Rico during her two-year tenure, saw her arrest as a vindication of what they have been protesting throughout her time in office. Keleher assumed the responsibilities of Puerto Rico’s education secretary in early 2017. There was immediate controversy over her salary— at $250,000 annually, she was already Puerto Rico’s highest-paid public official, earning ten times more than the average Puerto Rican teacher, three times more than Puerto Rico governor Ricardo Roselló, and 25% more than Secretary DeVos. She maintained this salary even after Hurricane Maria—in fact, she attempted to use a foundation’s donation to the Puerto Rican education system to raise it to $400,000, the same salary as the US President. In the wake of Hurricane Maria, she had to spearhead the education-related relief efforts. Keleher used this tragedy as an opportunity to try her own plans to redesign Puerto Rico’s school system. She led wide-scale education reform efforts and referred to the island’s education system as a ‘laboratory’ to test the DeVos model, as she pushed to adopt private school vouchers and charter schools while closing hundreds of public schools. While schools were struggling to recover from the hurricane, Kelleher worked to permanently close over 20% of them—263 public schools were shut down during her time as education secretary. Because of these closures, 5,000 teachers lost their jobs and 75,000 students were displaced.
All of this led to protests on local, national and international scales. In March 2018, thousands of educators marched to the capitol in protest of the voucher and charter school program. On twitter, critics started the hashtag “#JuliaGoHome” in order to publicly decry her unjust policies. In April of 2019, after she had resigned, Keleher attended an education conference at Yale to speak about leadership. At the conference, a student circulated a letter about the shortcomings and negative repercussions of Keleher’s so-called “reform” efforts. After her arrest, both of the island’s teachers’ unions issued statements that they felt vindicated in their longstanding disagreements with and protests against Keleher and her policies. One of these unions, the Asociación de Maestros de Puerto Rico (AMPR) had filed a lawsuit in April of last year to protest Keleher’s reforms, arguing that “the new law and separate fiscal reforms will cost teachers jobs, hurt students, and dismember the island’s public education system.” By that point, 179 schools had already been closed, and 263 would soon face the same fate.
After her resignation, Keleher published an opinion piece in the education news site Chalkbeat, where she speaks compellingly about the immense need in PR: students lack basic supplies like pencils and notebooks and suffer from PTSD, hunger, and lack of sleep. She then says “The truth is there were simply not enough resources available. Every year, as we prepared the agency budget request, I found myself frustrated by funding limitations and government-wide fiscal constraints.” In context, this statement is infuriating. The poverty and trauma she speaks of is real, as are the funding limitations. However, if she had truly been moved to help these students, she would not have allegedly misdirected funds that could have been used to help them.
Keleher’s scandal reveals the truth that she and Secretary DeVos fail to see: the privatization of our school system does not ensure student success. Teachers and students alike suffer from the shift from public to private education—not because private schools are inherently worse (in fact, private schools have long been considered the best option for Puerto Rican families who can afford it) but because redirecting public funds into private systems creates widespread and immediate potential for corruption. Puerto Rico should not be Keleher’s self-described “laboratory” to test out her and DeVos’s preferred education model—but at least we now have more proof that this model does not work. (In fact, we already had proof, as Senator Bernie Sanders pointed out when he criticized Keleher’s policies, comparing them to what was implemented in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina.) We must learn from the failures of the past (and present) to ensure that when the next disaster hits, we are prepared to make the transition and recovery period as stable as possible for American children.
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Betsy DeVos, U.S. secretary of education, speaks during a roundtable discussion with U.S. President Donald Trump on the Federal Commission on School Safety report in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S. Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg Photo Credit: © 2018 Bloomberg Finance LP
© 2018 Bloomberg Finance LP
Yesterday, the former education secretary of Puerto Rico, Julia Keleher, returned to the island to stand trial after being arrested by the FBI on July 10th on fraud charges. Specifically, she and a government official in the insurance sector have been charged with using their government positions and connections to misdirect federal funding and award bloated, fraudulent contracts to their personal connections (several of whom were also arrested on the 10th). Some see this as vindication for the Trump administration, which has cited potential misuse of funds as one of their reasons for repeatedly trying to hold back much-needed funds, most recently funding for food stamps. However, this alleged fraud actually has more to do with policies of reducing public school funding in favor of private and charter schools, a shift made popular by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos.
This scandal comes as a shock to many, but those who have been paying close attention to Keleher’s salary and budgeting, as well as the state of education in Puerto Rico during her two-year tenure, saw her arrest as a vindication of what they have been protesting throughout her time in office. Keleher assumed the responsibilities of Puerto Rico’s education secretary in early 2017. There was immediate controversy over her salary— at $250,000 annually, she was already Puerto Rico’s highest-paid public official, earning ten times more than the average Puerto Rican teacher, three times more than Puerto Rico governor Ricardo Roselló, and 25% more than Secretary DeVos. She maintained this salary even after Hurricane Maria—in fact, she attempted to use a foundation’s donation to the Puerto Rican education system to raise it to $400,000, the same salary as the US President. In the wake of Hurricane Maria, she had to spearhead the education-related relief efforts. Keleher used this tragedy as an opportunity to try her own plans to redesign Puerto Rico’s school system. She led wide-scale education reform efforts and referred to the island’s education system as a ‘laboratory’ to test the DeVos model, as she pushed to adopt private school vouchers and charter schools while closing hundreds of public schools. While schools were struggling to recover from the hurricane, Kelleher worked to permanently close over 20% of them—263 public schools were shut down during her time as education secretary. Because of these closures, 5,000 teachers lost their jobs and 75,000 students were displaced.
All of this led to protests on local, national and international scales. In March 2018, thousands of educators marched to the capitol in protest of the voucher and charter school program. On twitter, critics started the hashtag “#JuliaGoHome” in order to publicly decry her unjust policies. In April of 2019, after she had resigned, Keleher attended an education conference at Yale to speak about leadership. At the conference, a student circulated a letter about the shortcomings and negative repercussions of Keleher’s so-called “reform” efforts. After her arrest, both of the island’s teachers’ unions issued statements that they felt vindicated in their longstanding disagreements with and protests against Keleher and her policies. One of these unions, the Asociación de Maestros de Puerto Rico (AMPR) had filed a lawsuit in April of last year to protest Keleher’s reforms, arguing that “the new law and separate fiscal reforms will cost teachers jobs, hurt students, and dismember the island’s public education system.” By that point, 179 schools had already been closed, and 263 would soon face the same fate.
After her resignation, Keleher published an opinion piece in the education news site Chalkbeat, where she speaks compellingly about the immense need in PR: students lack basic supplies like pencils and notebooks and suffer from PTSD, hunger, and lack of sleep. She then says “The truth is there were simply not enough resources available. Every year, as we prepared the agency budget request, I found myself frustrated by funding limitations and government-wide fiscal constraints.” In context, this statement is infuriating. The poverty and trauma she speaks of is real, as are the funding limitations. However, if she had truly been moved to help these students, she would not have allegedly misdirected funds that could have been used to help them.
Keleher’s scandal reveals the truth that she and Secretary DeVos fail to see: the privatization of our school system does not ensure student success. Teachers and students alike suffer from the shift from public to private education—not because private schools are inherently worse (in fact, private schools have long been considered the best option for Puerto Rican families who can afford it) but because redirecting public funds into private systems creates widespread and immediate potential for corruption. Puerto Rico should not be Keleher’s self-described “laboratory” to test out her and DeVos’s preferred education model—but at least we now have more proof that this model does not work. (In fact, we already had proof, as Senator Bernie Sanders pointed out when he criticized Keleher’s policies, comparing them to what was implemented in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina.) We must learn from the failures of the past (and present) to ensure that when the next disaster hits, we are prepared to make the transition and recovery period as stable as possible for American children.
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How a Penn grad and Delco native is tied to Puerto Rico turmoil
The Philadelphia Inquirer–Jul 25, 2019
Keleher, a Philadelphia-area native, became Puerto Rico’s education secretary and … tenure before resigning a few months before her arrest.
Ex-education secretary, 5 others held in Puerto Rico investigation
CBS News–Jul 10, 2019
… officials said Wednesday morning that former Education Secretary Julia Keleher; … were arrested by the FBI on 32 counts of fraud and related charges. … as Keleher’s assistant and both she and her sister were friends of the …
Puerto Rico Ex-Officials Accused of Steering $15.5 Million in Contracts …
The New York Times–Jul 10, 2019
Puerto Rico’s former education secretary, others arrested in federal …
International–<a href=”http://NBCNews.com” rel=”nofollow”>NBCNews.com</a>–Jul 10, 2019
Exclusive: Ex-Puerto Rico Schools Chief Julia Keleher, Indicted in …
International–The 74–Jul 10, 2019 Did Betsy DeVos’s School Choice Program Enable Puerto Rico’s …
Forbes–Jul 17, 2019
Yesterday, the former education secretary of Puerto Rico, Julia Keleher, returned to the island to stand … which has cited potential misuse of funds as one of their reasons for … Keleher used this tragedy as an opportunity to try her own plans to … After her arrest, both of the island’s teachers’ unions issued …
Puerto Rico’s Privatizers Are Finally Getting What They Deserve
Highly Cited–Jacobin magazine–Jul 16, 2019  Puerto Rico Governor’s Replacement Doesn’t Want the Job
TIME–8 hours ago
But she said she has already told Rosselló about her wishes not to get … secretary Julia Keleher, who resigned in April and was arrested July …
 Puerto Rico’s week of massive protests, explained
Vox–Jul 20, 2019
The officials, former Education Secretary Julia Keleher and Ángela …. The FBI arrested two former senior officials in his administration for illegally funneling … “Keleher and Avila-Marrero exploited theirgovernment positions and … While the recent scandals mark the proximate cause of the protests roiling …
As New Political Scandals Engulf Puerto Rico, How Much More Can …
International–Yahoo News–Jul 18, 2019  Likely successor of Puerto Rico’s governor in protesters’ crosshairs
<a href=”http://KoamNewsNow.com” rel=”nofollow”>KoamNewsNow.com</a> (press release) (blog)–Jul 25, 2019
“Was it was for political reasons? … But a judge later ruled there was insufficient evidence to arrest her. … arrested two ranking Rosselló officials — including Education Secretary Julia Keleher — for allegedly directing contracts …
 Leaked Puerto Rican Leaders’ Messages Include Reference to …
Education Week (blog)–Jul 15, 2019
Julia Keleher, who was appointed by Rosselló as secretary in late 2016 … Her arrest reignited ongoing debates about her and the governor’s …
 Puerto Rico’s Governor Faces Pressure to Resign amid Scandals
AS/COA Online–Jul 16, 2019
Some protestors are focusing their ire at a federal oversight board, … On July 10, the FBI arrested the island’s former Secretary of Education Julia Keleher and … protestors who were trying to enter the grounds of La Fortaleza.
Puerto Rico: thousands protest governor’s sexist and homophobic texts
In-Depth–The Guardian–Jul 17, 2019  Woman set to replace Puerto Rico’s governor rejects job
Daily Commercial–16 hours ago
But she said she has already told Rosselló about her wishes, … secretary Julia Keleher, who resigned in April and was arrested July 10 on …
 Puerto Rico: Increased federal control is not the solution
The Hill–Jul 27, 2019
… former Education Secretary Julia Keleher, arrived in Puerto Rico from … Before her arrest, she often spoke against cronyism and insisted that …
FEMA reinstates manual drawdown process for Puerto Rico
Caribbean Business–Jul 26, 2019
… former secretary of the Puerto Rico Education Department, Julia Keleher; … and subcontractor Alberto Velázquez Piñol were arrested after a federal … “Both Keleher and Ávila Marrero exploited theirprivileged positions as …
 Vox Sentences: What is happening in Puerto Rico?
Vox–Jul 11, 2019
[NPR / Bobby Allyn]; Julia Keleher, who was education secretary until April, and … condemned Keleher and Ávila-Marrero following their arrest.
 US-appointed education overseer arrested for corruption
Workers World–Jul 18, 2019
U.S.-appointed education overseer arrested for corruption … describing city native Julia Keleher as a “ruthless mercenary hired to kill public education; … Despite her lack of education experience, Keleher was paid $250,000 …
 Embattled Puerto Rico governor asks forgiveness for profanity-laced …
CBS News–Jul 12, 2019
Rosselló spoke a day after FBI agents arrested Julia Keleher, Puerto Rico’s … “We hope the people don’t remain with their arms crossed,” said …
Puerto Rico governor apologizes for calling Melissa Mark-Viverito a …
International–New York Post–Jul 12, 2019  Puerto Rico gov apologizes for private chat that drew ire
Federal News Network–Jul 12, 2019
Rosselló spoke a day after FBI agents arrested Julia Keleher, Puerto Rico’s … Get your daily dose of the Federal Report with Mike Causey …
 Top Puerto Rican officials resign over profanity-laced chat
Washington Post–Jul 13, 2019
Days earlier, FBI agents arrested Julia Keleher, Puerto Rico’s former education secretary, and five others on charges of steering federal money …
Puerto Ricans demand that Governor Rosselló resign amid corruption …
International–Global Voices–Jul 14, 2019  The massive push for Puerto Rico Gov. Rossello to resign grew from …
Los Angeles Times–Jul 23, 2019
In March, she announced her candidacy for governor. … echelons of government, announcing arrests and criminal charges against six people, … Julia Keleher, the former education secretary, and Ángela Ávila Marrero, the …
 Puerto Rico Governor’s Likely Successor May Not Soothe Protesters …
Voice of America–Jul 25, 2019
2 to allow Vazquez to have an orderly transition into her new role as governor. … Federal investigators this month arrested a handful of officials in a contract-steering probe, including Education Secretary Julia Keleher. Then …
Business leaders in Puerto Rico fear snowball effect of government …
Caribbean Business–Jul 18, 2019
“All of the incidents that have occurred, [such as] the arrests at the federal … people who are considering expanding their operations” in Puerto Rico. … indictments of former Education Secretary Julia Keleherand former Health …
 Protests’ Impact on Local Economy “Limited”
The Weekly Journal–Jul 24, 2019
Additionally, on July 10 federal officers issued arrest warrants for … these officials included the former secretary of Education, Julia Keleher, and …
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UNDERSTANDING MISS KELEHER
by Efrain Suarez Arce
On February 6, 2018 Puerto Rico’s Education Secretary Julia Keleher said the following to the El Nuevo Dia newspaper in an article called “EDUCACIÓN INICIARÍA CON 14 ESCUELAS CHARTER”
“…es importante que el país y las comunidades me escuchen. Esto se trata, no de los derechos del magisterio, se trata de opciones para las familias, para los estudiantes, y en la última década no lo hemos tenido. No ha sido justo y equitativo para la población”.
That same afternoon at around 4:00pm I was watching a local news story on Channel 4 where I saw Miss Keleher very clearly ask the following question:
“¿Cuando vamos a dejar de hablar de de los derechos del magisterio, y empezar a hablar de opciones para los estudiantes?”
As an English teacher I was so insulted and infuriated by this very public and unapologetic glove in the face that it is my belief that these very public expressions should not and will not go answered.
The funny part is that while US Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has a BA in Business Economics and married into money, Miss Keleher has a BA in Political Science, a MS Ed in Psychological Services, an Ed.D in Educational Administration, Policy and Leadership, an MBA, is a Certified Project Management Professional from the Project Management Institute, has a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification and is a graduate of Stanford University’s Strategic Decision Making and Risk Management Program.
For Betsy DeVos, looking at Miss Keleher must be like staring into the Sun.
It’s not like she doesn’t know any better than DeVos. Miss Keleher has grace, elegance, wit, a sunny disposition and a warm smile that could charm you into jumping off a building. There is a reason why her critics have compared her to the Japanese super hero, Sailor Moon [1],…
  
As a Sailor Moon fan who watched all 200 episodes of the series I understand the comparison. She DOES project a sort of romantic heroine, can-do-against-all odds vibe. Yes, she pisses them off THAT much and she’s THAT smart and THAT capable… WHETHER OR NOT THAT IS GOOD FOR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS REMAINS TO BE SEEN.
One thing is for sure… DO NOT make the mistake of mistaking Miss Keleher for Airheads like Betsy DeVos and Michelle Rhee, bullies like Chris Christie, duelists like Jose Arsenio Torres, arrogant intellectuals like Rafael Aragunde or political lackeys like Rafael Roman.
First we must direct ourselves to the question, “When are we going to stop talking about teacher’s rights and start talking about options for our students?”
I wholeheartedly agree with my friend and fellow blogger Michael Castro who believes that this is a “False Problem” conveniently created by school administrators – There is no conflict between the rights of teachers and the rights of students. As Michael stated: “everyone has rights”.
I’d like to quote something from an article by teacher Mitchell Robinson[2]:
“If we want schools to be healthy, sustainable public institutions, every person who works in them must be treated with dignity and respect. Schools and teachers can be “student centered” and teachers can still be treated as professionals; paid a decent salary; receive good benefits; and be guaranteed excellent working conditions. Because teachers’ working conditions are students’ learning conditions.”
“The narrative that “it’s all about the kids” erases the role of teachers and other adults in the education profession and makes it easier to advance policies that deprofessionalize the teaching profession (see: Teach for America, charter schools, canned curriculum, scripted lesson plans.) It also makes it easier to pay teachers less money, since “they are not in it for the income; they are in it for the outcomes.””
Or this quote from another article by Joseph A. Ricciotti, Ed.D:[3]
“The hypocrisy of so-called reformers such as Michelle Rhee and other non-educators in the so-called education reform movement is evident when they claim that they respect the work of teachers so long as teachers don’t have control of their work environment and, in essence, are powerless to fight back due to the stripping away of their collective bargaining rights.”
“These reformers, all of whom are non-educators, have been back peddling and broadcasting a wide assortment of low-level propaganda while blaming teachers for everything that is wrong with education. However, as Randy Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, told her audience at their recent annual meeting, these so-called reformers “wouldn’t last 10 minutes in a classroom.”
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Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló faces calls to resign after private chats leaked, revealing the men mocking women and victims of Hurricane Maria. Just the FAQs, USA TODAY
Tens of thousands of Puerto Rican protesters took to the streets of San Juan this week, demanding that their governor step down.
Tensions in the U.S. territory have been building for some time, but protests escalated this month after chat messages between Gov. Ricardo Rosselló and his advisers were leaked. Over 900 pages of transcripts revealed a slew of homophobic and sexist messages.
Rosselló apologized, but had continuously refused to resign over the messages. That appeared to change on Wednesday when it was reported that he is expected to resign.
But on July 10, just days before the uproar over the leaked messages, two of Rosselló’s former Cabinet members and four others were indicted by the Department of Justice for conspiracy, wire fraud, theft of government funds and money laundering.
One of those people was Julia Keleher — Puerto Rico’s former secretary of education, a former Red Clay administrator, University of Delaware graduate and Philadelphia native.
The Puerto Rican public had already felt neglected by its government in the wake of the slow recovery after Hurricane Maria and an ongoing debt crisis. Keleher’s arrest, combined with Rosselló’s texting scandal, appeared to be the breaking point.
Keleher had resigned from her position in April, just months before her arrest. She and others were accused of funneling $15.5 million in government contracts to businesses with which they had personal ties.
“[The] indictment alleges that these individuals were involved in a public corruption campaign and profited at the expense of Puerto Rico’s children. That is completely unacceptable,” said Neil E. Sanchez, special agent in charge of the U.S. Department of Education Office of Inspector General’s Southern Regional Office.
Before her work in Puerto Rico, Keleher spent seven years in Red Clay Consolidated School District.
From 2000 to 2007, she worked as a district administrator and led the design and start of a computer adaptive testing system, according to her LinkedIn profile. At the same time, she was completing her doctorate degree in educational leadership at the University of Delaware.
While working for Red Clay, she was also a guidance counselor at A.I. du Pont Middle School and an assistant principal at A.I. du Pont High School, according to The News Journal archives.
A Red Clay spokesperson declined to comment about Keleher’s time with the district other than to confirm she worked for them.
Keleher’s work on Puerto Rican education began in 2007 when she was recruited by the U.S. Department of Education to work as a program manager offering technical assistance to the territory.
People march along Las Americas highway as they take part of a demonstration demanding Puerto Rico’s Governor Ricardo Rossello resignation in San Juan, Puerto Rico on July 22, 2019. ERIC ROJAS, AFP/Getty Images
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People hold up a black and white Puerto Rican flag to signify resistance and grief along a sign reading “Conforming and stopping to insist is like watching someone drown and let him die” during a rally on the Las Americas Highway in San Juan, Puerto Rico, July 22, 2019 on day 9th of continuous protests demanding the resignation of Governor Ricardo Rosselló. ERIC ROJAS, AFP/Getty Images
People fill the Expreso Las Américas highway calling for the ouster of Gov. Ricardo A. Rosselló on July 22, 2019 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Joe Raedle, Getty Images
Demonstrators stand in front of riot control units during clashes in San Juan, Puerto Rico on July 23, 2019. Carlos Giusti, AP
People take to the Las Americas Highway in San Juan, Puerto Rico, July 22, 2019 on day 9th of continuous protests demanding the resignation of Governor Ricardo Rosselló. ERIC ROJAS, AFP/Getty Images
Demonstrators march on Las Americas highway demanding the resignation of governor Ricardo Rossello, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Monday, July 22, 2019. Carlos Giusti, AP
Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin, front atop truck, participates with other local celebrities in a protest demanding the resignation of governor Ricardo Rossello in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Monday, July 22, 2019. Carlos Giusti, AP
Ricky Martin waves a flag as he joins with thousands of other people as they fill the Expreso Las Américas highway calling for the ouster of Gov. Ricardo A. Rosselló on July 22, 2019 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Joe Raedle, Getty Images
Bad Bunny, Ricky Martin y Residente se une a miles de otras personas para llenar la autopista Expreso Las Américas que reclama la destitución del gobernador Ricardo A. Rosselló el 22 de julio de 2019 en San Juan. Puerto Rico. Los manifestantes están pidiendo al gobernador Rosselló que renuncie después de que se expuso un chat grupal que incluyó comentarios misóginos y homofóbicos Joe Raedle, Getty Images
Ricky Martin, Bad Bunny y Residente se une a miles de otras personas para llenar la autopista Expreso Las Américas que reclama la destitución del gobernador Ricardo A. Rosselló el 22 de julio de 2019 en San Juan. Puerto Rico. Los manifestantes están pidiendo al gobernador Rosselló que renuncie después de que se expuso un chat grupal que incluyó comentarios misóginos y homofóbicos Joe Raedle, Getty Images
A protestor wears a Puerto Rico-themed mask on the Las Americas Highway. Eric Rojas, AFP/Getty Images
People take to the Las Americas Highway in San Juan, Puerto Rico, July 22, 2019 on day 9th of continuous protests demanding the resignation of Governor Ricardo Rosselló. Eric Rojas, AFP/Getty Images
People take to the Las Americas Highway in San Juan, Puerto Rico, July 22, 2019 on day 9th of continuous protests demanding the resignation of Governor Ricardo Rosselló. ERIC ROJAS, AFP/Getty Images
Demonstrators protest against Gov. Ricardo Rossello. Dennis M. Rivera Pichardo, AP
Demonstrators in kayaks gathered in front of La Fortaleza for an aquatic protest against Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rossello. Dennis M. Rivera Pichardo, AP
Puerto Ricans listen to a message delivered by the Governor of the island Ricardo Rossello. He will step down as the president of the New Progressive Party. Thais Llorca, EPA-EFE
Demonstrators on horse back protest against governor Ricardo Rossello. Dennis M. Rivera Pichardo, AP
Protesters try to hold a gate closed as police officers try to open the gate in order to allow politicians in their vehicles to leave after a meeting with Ricardo Rossello, the governor of Puerto Rico. Joe Raedle, Getty Images
Police are seen behind a flower covered barricade on a street leading to the Governor’s Mansion, as reports persist that Ricardo Rossello, the Governor of Puerto Rico, will step down on July 24, 2019 in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. Joe Raedle, Getty Images
Police disperse a large group of demonstrators who arrived at La Fortaleza in Old San Juan. Eric Rojas, AFP/Getty Images
Police clash with protesters as they demonstrate against Ricardo Rossello, the Governor of Puerto Rico, along a street leading to the governor’s mansion on July 22, 2019 in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. The protesters are calling on Gov. Rosselló to step down after a group chat was exposed that included misogynistic and homophobic comments. Joe Raedle, Getty Images
Protesters demonstrate against Ricardo Rossello, the Governor of Puerto Rico, near police that are manning a barricade set up along a street leading to the governor’s mansion on July 22, 2019 in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. Joe Raedle, Getty Images
Demonstrators and police clash during a protest against Ricardo Rossello, the governor of Puerto Rico on July 17, 2019 in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. Joe Raedle, Getty Images
Demonstrators and police face off during a protest against Ricardo Rossello, the governor of Puerto Rico on July 17, 2019 in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. Police used tear gas and reportedly fired rubber bullets late Wednesday evening during the protest. Joe Raedle, Getty Images
Protesters walk past burning trash after they clashed with police. Joe Raedle, Getty Images
Police arrest a demonstrator during clashes. Carlos Giusti, AP
Demonstrators affected by tear gas thrown by the police run during clashes. Carlos Giusti, AP
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In 2017, she was tapped to be Puerto Rico’s secretary of education. Her tenure started off rocky, as the public questioned an outsider’s ability to lead the territory’s schools, according to education news site The 74 Million.
The aftermath of Hurricane Maria less than a year in led to wide-scale school closures, drawing more criticism, according to the news site.
Keleher was also responsible for breaking up the island’s single school system into seven regional districts. She also introduced charter schools to the island and laid the groundwork for a private school voucher program.
Upon her resignation, Keleher returned to her consulting firm in Washington. She was arrested in Washington, then released under the condition that she surrender herself to Puerto Rican officials within the week.
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| 5:23 AM 7/29/2019 – Saved Stories – In 50 Brief Posts: #JibarosGoHome! (not #JuliaGoHome!) And take Douglas Leff and the entire San Juan FBI branch with you, for the ideological reeducation in your jungles and mountains, and keep them there as long as possible. #Jibaros #GoHome! – 3:35 AM
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Investigate this in depth! – 11:37 AM 7/28/2019Puerto Rico’s Privatizers Are Finally Getting What They DeserveOr do they?!The motives of Ms. Keleher’s opponents and political – ideological enemies are not just clear, they are EVIDENT. Their mechanisms of actions, alliances, and many other related factors have to be elicited, the deliberate plots and set-up, including those on the FBI part, legal and illegal, have to be investigated and revealed.Open Letter to Mr. Trump:
Mr. Trump, it seems to me, that in this situation, just like in many others, you used the Democrats and the Leftists as the Cat Paws for you, to get your chestnuts from the fire; and in this case your trophy was the Governor Rossello’s resignation as the punishment for his threat to punch you in the mouth. Let us leave these somewhat childish interactions aside for now.
I call on you to look into the circumstances of Ms.Keleher’s case and her unfair and unjustified, “showboated” arrest. This person, a professional educator, does not deserve all this nightmare and nonsense. If you have any sense of fairness in your soul, look into this objectively, and assist with the independent inquiry, to get the facts right. Thank you.
Michael Novakhov
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mikenov on Twitter: Figuras dentro del PNP mueven sus fichas para la gobernación @ElNuevoDia fw.to/Imxa6LFmikenov on Twitter: M.N.: Baloney! She IS NOT WANTED for the job, and apparently, for good reasons. And the spin that she put on these events, demonstrates her style and justifies these impressions. pr-us.org/2019/07/29/the…
#JibarosGoHome! (not #JuliaGoHome!) And take Douglas Leff and the entire San Juan FBI branch with you, for the ideological reeducation in your jungles and mountains, and keep them there as long as possible. #Jibaros #GoHome! – 3:35 AM
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